Strawberry Ghosts Recipe

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Kids will gasp in delight at these adorable ghosts from Nancy Mueller in Bloomington, Minnesota. Juicy strawberries, chocolate and a lick of almond flavor make these little bites a howling success!

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Strawberry Ghosts Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 30 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 30 fresh strawberries
  • 8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon shortening
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  • Wash strawberries and gently pat with paper towels until completely dry. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white chocolate and shortening at 50% power; stir until smooth. Stir in extract.
  • Dip each strawberry in chocolate mixture; place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, allowing excess chocolate to form the ghosts' tails. Immediately press chocolate chips into coating for eyes. Freeze for 5 minutes.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip a toothpick into melted chocolate and draw a mouth on each face. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 strawberry equals 54 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 8 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Strawberry Ghosts in Simple & Delicious September/October 2007, p14

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Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by rachcady

This was so much fun and I did it alone! I can only imagine how much fun it would be with a child to share it with. They turned out adorable, just like the picture and took no time at all!


Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2011 by jessescrew

These looked awesome on the table for my daughter's Halloween party and were a big hit. I did not use the almond extract, and I used the candy making wafers. My daughter made these by herself. The mouths were a little tricky, but the more she did, the easier it became. Definitely will be making again next year.


Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by Angdan31

I made them for my son's class party. The kids loved them and they were so easy to make. Great!!!!


Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by durangored

I made lots of these and took one platter to my Zumba class and another to my husband's place of work. They were a hit both places! I must say I did struggle with the regular white chocolate. It seemed that some of the moisture from the strawberries made it set up and I didn't add the almond extract and did let the berries sit on paper towels for several hours to drain before dipping. I finally ended up buying almond bark which worked much better. I also struggled making the little mouths so I melted the chocolate chips in a baggie and then snipped the corner and piped the mouths on and that worked great.


Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by facilitiesgal87

My Granddaughter loved making them & my Grandson ate them as fast as we put them on the plate!!


Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by jojocakes24

Easy to make and cute! They were all gone in a flash!


Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by newbusiness

I made this recipe for the Halloween party my kids were having. They were so easy to make and yet were so impressive looking! I agree that the mouths were a little tricky to get "perfect" but I think that made them all the more interesting. The kids said, "They are too cute to eat!" Would definitely make again.


Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by pattimac00

I completely skipped the extract and it worked great. The first time I tried just white chips - they will setup and not work! I used almond bark as well and it worked just great!


Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2011 by lizardtiff

Everyone loved it last night. I'm not a fan of almonds so I used peppermint extract, which tasted great.


Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2011 by LollyBlue

These were a big hit at last night's Halloween party. They were the first 'goodie' that was gone. Easy to make, great eye appeal and tasty.

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